A Glimpse into the World of Kalawao
by Joseph Yenkavitch Sometimes a small stop on a journey can open up a larger world. While you’re enjoying the four-season delights of Stowe, Vermont,…
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The Spell of the Yukon: Jack London and the Klondike Gold Rush
by Ken Haigh When the steamer, “Portland”, docked in Seattle on July 17, 1897, people were just sitting down to their breakfasts, unaware that this…
The Short Life of Rupert Brooke
by Maggie B. Dickinson On the Greek Island of Skyros, its shores lapped with Byron’s “wine-dark sea”, is a lonely grave. Buried here is Rupert Chawner…
Washington Irving, The Quintessential New York Writer
by Leonora Stein “I thank God I was born on the banks of the Hudson!” wrote the “Father of the American Story” late in life.…
Jack London’s Korea
by James Card In the ways that some writers are remembered for their writings and ramblings in certain corners of the earth, Jack London’s name…
Spring Pools and Clock Towers: Robert Frost, Michigan’s Poet-in-Residence
by Charles Maynard Robert Frost, four time winner of the Pulitzer Prize, is said by some to have been the most widely read and continually…
Tennyson County, A Visit with Alfred Lord Tennyson
by Mary Cook Historic Lincolnshire, popularly known as “Tennyson County”, is a beguiling mixture of rolling hills (The Wolds) and fenland, scattered with old towns…
Alexandre Dumas and Monte-Cristo
By Patti Lecron “Ah! Monte-Cristo is one of the most delicious follies ever made. It is the most royal bonbonniere that exists!” wrote Honore Balzac,…
Times of Toil, Tales of Terror: Poe’s Philadelphia
by Scott Mastro Trekking Spring Garden Street north of Philadelphia’s Historical District, one arrives at 530-532 Seventh Street, the only standing structure remaining of Edgar Allan…
Malabar Farm State Park: Louis Bromfield Comes Home Again
By Roy A. Barnes As a writer myself, I found it a refreshing experience to take some time to visit a place that was once…